Henry Abbott: Assuming the trade offers are pathetic, I'd keep him because there's a ten percent chance he'll play a key role on a title team. If he gets on the court, he's a beast. But if the trade offers are good, I think there may be real psychological benefits to both parties to just trying something new. He needs a bounce in his step, and a fresh start may be the thing.

Ben Golliver: Another lost season. We should keep in mind that Oden's rehab from his December 2009 knee surgery was supposed to take six months. He hadn't yet returned to the court before he suffered another injury and underwent a more significant surgery 11 months later. His timeline was originally placed at 12 months to recover from this season's microfracture surgery. History dictates that you should take the over. Putting all your eggs in Oden's basket is the definition of risky business, but do the Blazers have a choice?

Wendell Maxey: Much like the Blazers themselves, the line with Greg is continuously, "wait until next year." Come to think of it that really depends if the big fella is in Portland next season. Imagine Oden getting a second start elsewhere in the league, actually staying healthy for a season, and putting up a double-double anchoring the middle. Scary thought. It's almost as frightening as Portland bringing him back and watching Oden endure yet more rehab, or worse yet, sustain another injury. Keeping Greg Oden: that's a tough decision for any GM to make, let alone for a team without a permanent GM.

Kevin Pelton: If you look at how the Blazers get good enough to take the next step in their development, it's hard to come up with an answer that doesn't include Oden. Either by getting healthy and producing or as a trade chip, Oden is the avenue to improvement. Right now, with the center position unsettled, I think Portland has to bring Oden back on a short-term contract that sacrifices a few extra dollars now for flexibility in the future.

Mike Acker: Greg Oden is the second biggest question mark after Brandon Roy. Second to Brandon only because we know that the Blazers can last a full season without him. In fact, I believe at this point Nate McMillan and (insert GM here) are probably game planning for 2011-12 expecting to not have a healthy Greg Oden. Sure, he might theoretically be healthy at some point during the next basketball season, but it's probably prudent for Blazers fans to prepare for the worst yet again. That being said, who knows how good a healthy Greg Oden might be. We've seen him dominate both ends of the floor, and open up space for LaMarcus Aldridge. The Blazers have to extend at least a qualifying offer, and maybe go a little deeper than that lest GO rolls back into the Rose Garden in some other team's jersey as a healthy and dominant All-Star center. We'll all have to answer for that.

Sean Meagher: Larry Miller has said more than once the team is not giving up on the former No. 1 pick. Now the question turns from whether or not the Blazers should extend the qualifying offer to Oden to whether or not they should offer something more. Do they give him a one-year deal just to watch him walk if he puts together a healthy and productive 2011-12 season? Or what if Portland gives him a four-year deal and he repeats the cycle of the last four seasons? They've invested too much into Oden already to not invest a little more.